Chapter 17b

Question 1

Who were the Cabal?
When was the Cabal in power?

Answer 1

Charles’ advisors
16676-74
Clarendon fall allowed for rise of new advisors

Question 2

What was the system of ruling with the Cabal?
What was it’s 2 fundamental aims?

Answer 2

System divided/lacked synergy
Toleration of Catholics & dissenters
Alliance w/ France
(unpopular - extreme prejudice to Caths)

Question 3

By 1647 (end of Cabal) what was the royal income down to?

Answer 3

£647,000

Question 4

What happened to religious freedom during the Cabal?
What increased religious threat was there?
What laws were restored against Caths?

Answer 4

Restricted
Popery, esp Anglo-French attack on Dutch
Penal laws

Question 5

When was P adjourned during the Cabal?

Answer 5

1673
Following the Test Act

Question 6

What ended the Cabal’s influence?

Answer 6

1674 downfall of Buckingham & Arlington

Question 7

Who were the members of the Cabal?

Answer 7

Clifford
Arlington
Buckingham
Ashley
Lauderdale

Question 8

Crown & P relations up to 1674:
2nd Dutch war
3rd Dutch war
Plague
Great Fire of London

Answer 8

1665-67
1672-74
1665
1666

Question 9

By the end of the Cabal, why was money low?
What were P attitudes to religious freedom?

Answer 9

Crown mismanagement
Sought to limit it

Question 10

When was the royal Declaration of Indulgence?
What was it?

Answer 10

During p of 1672-74
Charles attempt to extend religious liberty to Prot non-conformists & Catholics

Question 11

When was the test Act?
What was it?

Answer 11

1673, during Cavallier p session of 1672-74
Required everyone of public service in Eng to deny Catholic doctrines & take Angelical communion

Question 12

When was the Earl of Danby in power?

Answer 12

Emerged 1673
1674-78

Question 13

What kind of court did Danby build on?

Answer 13

Royalist

Question 14

How did Danby initially strengthen crown & p position?

Answer 14

More inline with p views: rigid in his C of E Protestantism (at least not a Cath C advisor)
Forged links w/ p through patronage: had 30 MPs receiving crown payments

Question 15

How did Danby improve royal finances?

Answer 15

Withdrew from 3rd Dutch war
1674-77 royal income £1.4 mill a year (crown debt still increased by £750,000)

Question 16

How did Danby increase fears of absolutism?

Answer 16

His control/management: 1675 bill to ban uprisings, ‘taking up arms’ was defected

Question 17

What was a limitation to Danby improving royal finances?

Answer 17

Couldn’t control C spending

Question 18

When was p parogued then dissolved?
Why?

Answer 18

Jan 1679
Danby threatened to be impeached

Question 19

Why was Danby threatened w/ impeachment?

Answer 19

Knew C kept relations w/ Louis XIV
Way for p to attack C

Question 20

When was the Cavalier p called back into session?
When was it dissolved?

Answer 20

1677
March 1679

Question 21

What p increased p influence?
What p increased C influence?

Answer 21

Convention, 1660 Apr - Nov
Cavallier, 1661-79

Question 22

Who was put in the tower of London during the 1677 recalled Cavalier p?

Answer 22

Shaftesbury & Buckingham

Question 23

What happened to the Navy in wake of French success in Dutch war?
When was the Anglo-Dutch treaty?

Answer 23

Navy funding increased by £600,000
1677

Question 24

Why was there increased opp to Danby by 1678?

Answer 24

Influence over C & the ‘court party’

Question 25

What were the 4 steps to the restoration of monarchy?

Answer 25

Resignation of R Cromwell
Battle between radicals & moderates
Restoration of Rump/Long p
Declaration of Breda = restoration